Lasting blessings – Part 1

Lasting blessings – Part 1

Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. Mark 4:5,6

Today this is one of the major problems we have who follow Christ Jesus. When the preacher preaches we accept the word gladly but we don't meditate on it and don't allow it to take root which causes us to rejoice for a moment and then during times of trial and persecution we give up. The only reason is because we don't have root. We don't have root because we didn't meditate on the word of God enough time to take root in us.

It doesn't mean we didn't accept the word, it only means that we accepted the word on sunday morning, or through the TV or through my mails and posts and went home with that word, but with the daily chores of life we allowed it to get diluted and hence the word didn't take root. We accepted the word, we knew that it was from God, and it would turn around our situations and bring the breakthrough that we needed, but suddenly we see that it doesn't get the promised result. We then end up blaming God that we didn't get what He has promised. The problem is not God, but we are not giving the word of God much importance. You will say, "Jimsen, how could you say that I don't give importance to God's word." Today if someone comes to your house and tries to take away your whole salary, will you allow it. No matter how important meeting you have in the office or how busy you might be, you will leave everything to save it, but when the promise of God which is a real treasure that guarantees you blessings and miracles you don't guard it but allow the devil to steal it. That means you give importance to your money and not the word of God, as much as you ought to give it. From today, decide to give the most important place and time to God and then see how your life changes. The sower sows the seed, but the thief comes to steal it so that you will not get the desired blessings and you will not glorify God.

Stop living a lost and defeated life, but rise up to live a victorious and overcoming life. Guard the promise of God, which He has given you. Meditate on it till it takes root and you will never be uprooted in life. Keep life simple. Meditate on the word of God, till it takes root in you and you will never remain the same. God bless you.

– Jimsen & Sneha